Howard Thurman
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1899 – 1981
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Who was Howard Thurman?
Howard Thurman was an influential African American author, philosopher, theologian, educator and civil rights leader. He was Dean of Chapel at Howard University and Boston University for more than two decades, wrote 21 books, and in 1944 helped found a multicultural church. Thurman, along with Mordecai Johnson and Vernon Johns, was considered one of the three greatest African-American preachers in the early 20th-century.
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- Born
- 1899
Daytona Beach - Spouses
- Kate Kelly Thurman
- Sue Bailey Thurman
(1932 - )
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Morehouse College
- Dillard University
- Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
- Haverford College
- Boston University
- Lived in
- Florida
- Died
- Apr 10, 1981
San Francisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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